Machine for assembling metal lath upon studding elements



I Sept. 29, 1925. I 1,555,186

C.COLUN$ MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING METAL LATH UPON STUDDING ELEMENTS Filed April 23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

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By [W Mal A TTOE/x/EYS.

Sept. 29, 1925. 1,555,186

C. COLLINS MAGHINEPOR ASSEMBLING METAL LATH UPON STUDDING ELEMENTS Filed April 23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A 7"TOENEYS.

Patented Sept. 29, lZS.

Conrail s, COLLINS, on Los Artemis, canInonnIa;

'MK H F B. S B I G METAL. Lem UPQN. srvnmne. ELEMENTS.

' Application filed April 23,1923. scream, 634,197:

Tolall wit omit may concern:

. Be1it knownthat l, CORNELIUS COLLINS, a citizen. o-f-sthefUnited-"States, residing at 1:05 Angeles, county ofrLosAngeles, and State of California, haveinvlented new and useful-. Improvements in Machines for AssemblingMetal' Lath Upon Studding Elements,of&whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to amachine for assembling. stripsorsections of metal lath upon. metal studing elements.

Vhere expanded metal or wire mesh is usedr-infwalls,partitions, etc., it is desirable to assemble the same upon the metal studding 'elementsbefore the latter areerected. By the present invention I am enabled to dothis mechanically. A large roll of metal lathis placed upon the machine and studdingelements with integral fastening prongs are laid upon the bed-of the machine at the desired distances apart and the lath is thereuponv unwound and laid upon the studding elements and the projecting prongs bent overto retain the lath in place.

One form w-hich my invention may assume; is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying-drawings, in which- 1 shows a vertical cross section of-a machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2-showsfa plan View of'the bed of.

the machine and under portion of the carr1age y shows aside-elevation of the machine; and

Fig. 4: shows a longitudinal, vertical section through the bed and carriage.

The machine in its present form includes a bed 10 and a carriage 11 mounted for travel upon the bed. Preferably the carriage is provided with a number of supporting and driving shafts 12 having rollers 13 at each end operated by rails 14 at opposite sides of the bed. These shafts are driven from a motor 15 mounted upon the carriage through suitabledriving connections, which connections preferably include a change speed gearing 16.

Arranged upon the bed of the machine are holding frames 17 formed of spaced plates to receive between them studding elements 18. These studding elements preferably are similar to those shown in my application, Serial No. 537,786, filed February 20th, 1922, being in the form of channels havingra series ofprongs-19 projecting outwardly at" one. side thereof-g The. holding frames 17 are arranged at; the desired distancesapart, there being four-- sets of such frames show-n -in-"the-p'resent instance; The studding; elements are placed; in these frames so that their prongs project; upwardly above thesides of the frame.-

1 Upon thecarr-iage-Iarrange aiplurality of roller. shafts 20, th eifront one carrying a series-of recessed-or grooved rollers 21; one overlying each holding frame, and the rear shaft'20is provided with a-series of flat rollers 22, one overlying each holding frame. Also fixed upon the carriage are standards 23 to receive a spindle 241' upon which is wound a long strip of metal lath 25.

Inthe operation of the 'machine the; carriage is positioned l atone end of its supporting' bed and the channel-shaped studding elements are then'placed in their holding frames. The loose endrof the metal lath'is now fastened to the ends ofthestuddingele ments immediately in front of thecarriage and the carriage is driven forwardly through its motor andg'driving connections. As the carriage moves 4 forwardly I the metal lath is unwound and the rollers 21: onthe front shaft- 20. Willi-acttopressthe'metal lath firmly against thestudding elements, the recesses or grooves therein being preferably of a. sufficient: depth to-"clean the projecting prongs as-shown in Fl g 1. T he rearshaft 20 :with the Qfiat rollers will act to bend the prongs so as to fasten the lath in=place upon the studding elements, as shown in Fig fl. If desired, I may provide additional rollers so as to bend the prongs in two or more stages of operation. When the carriage reaches the end of its travel the strip of lath already laid is severed from the roll and the carriage is then returned.

Preferably I provide the carriage with a set of rollers 26 at each side working against the under side of the rails 14, which rails preferably are in the form of channels. Thereby the carriage is held upon its track and is prevented from rising upwardly when the bending rollers strike the prongs.

Various changes in the construction and arrangement of the several parts herein shown and described may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention as disclosed in the appended claims.

Obviously, the frame which carries the roll of wire lath may be made stationary and the table which carries the channels or studding elements may .befmade movable, so that the movement of the studding elements Will cause the wire lath to be unwound and laid down in the required manner over the projectingpr ongs. V 1

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

. 1. A machine for assembling metal lath upon a prong studding comprising, a bed, a traveling carriage upon the bed, means on the bed to receive and hold the studding elements with the prongs extending upwardly and means upon the carriage to bend the projecting prongs.

2. An na'chine for assembling metal lath upon prong-studding comprising a bed, a traveling parri'age upon the bed, means on the bed to receive and hold the studding elementslwith, the prongs. extending upwardly, means upon the carriage tobend the projectingjprongs, and a motor on thecarthe bed to receive and hold riage, to drive the same.

3; A machine for assembling metal lath.

upon prong studding comprising a bed, a traveling carriage upon the bed, means on the studding elements with the, prongs extending upwardly, means on the carriage to press the metal'lath firmly against the studding elements and neanson the carriage to bend the projectingprongs after the lath has been put .in place.- r I st. A machine for assembling metal lath upon vprong studding comprising a bed, a traveling, carriage upon the bed, amotor upon the carriageto drive the same, means ing prongs. after the on the carriageto support a roll of metal lath, means onthe carriage to press the metal lath down upon the studding elements and other means to bend the project metallath has been put in place.

6. A machinev for assembling metal lath upon'prong.studding comprising a bed having holding frames for the studding. elements, rails at each side of the bed, a carriage, rollers on the carriage operating upon said rails, a motor on the carriage operatively connected with said rollers, front and rear shafts upon the carriage, the front one being provided With grooved rollers overlying holding frames for pressing thelath down upon the studding elements, the rear shaft being provided with rollers tobend the project-ing prongs after the vlathhasbeen put in place, and means on the carriage engaging the under. sides of the rails to prevent the carriage from being lifted therefrom. V v v 7. A machine for assembling metalzlath on prong studding comprising .a bed, means on the bedito receive and hold the studding elements with the prongs extending upwardly, a frame to support roll of metal lath overlying the studding elements, said frame and bed being relative-1y movable to cause the metal. lat-h to be unwound and laid over Y the studding elements with the Iprongsprm jectmg through the openings in the metal lath. 7 a

CORNELIUS COLLINS." 

